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Burkes late show glory
Powergen Challenge Cup Preliminary Round Illingworth 24 Gloucestershire Warriors 25 A DANNY BURKE drop goal with less than 30 seconds remaining gave the Gloucestershire Warriors a deserved win over Pennine League Illingworth in the Preliminary Round of
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Learning to be a mother
Simulator babies featured in Channel 4's Big Brother and are used by schools to encourage young people to think about the responsibilities having a child bring. Stroud teenager Laura Pitel, 19, accepted the challenge of becoming a mother for a weekend
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Tribute to rock legends
THE ROCKIN' On Heaven's Door boys are back to take you to rock'n'roll heaven this week. They're going to be raising the Cheltenham Everyman's roof with some good ol' rock'n' roll. Celebrating the music of Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, Eddie Cochran and
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A taste of the good life for Milkybar Kid
Talent-spotted at the age of seven, John Cornelius sky-rocketed into the glamorous world of show business in the mid-1970s. Despite never having attended a single drama lesson, he landed the role of the Milkybar Kid in his second week as an actor and
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Good use for bad clothes
COMEDY socks and ill-fitting jumpers can be given a new home and raise money for a leading healthcare charity. The Sue Ryder Care shop in George Street, Stroud wants your unwanted Christmas presents - no questions asked. Rosemary Alder, shop manager,
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Stroud set to thrive in 2006
STROUD is booming and 2006 is set to be a bumper year for the town. Business leaders are delighted with trade last year, with more shops opening and new stores in the pipeline. The Project Stroud regeneration scheme is now underway, and the cinema and
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CD for appeal fund
THRUPP woman Angela Stevens is campaigning for the release of her mother - Dominique Keys - who is serving a 25-year sentence in an Arizona jail for murder. Fearing for her life, American-born Dominique Keys fled Stroud, where she was living, for Arizona
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Film-makers on location
LOCALS at the George Inn Frocester were treated to a cheeky surprise recently. A group of local film-makers turned up to shoot a scene for their entry for the upcoming Onion Features Great Onion Challenge short film competition. The competition requires
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Stroud, not as we know it
Last week the SNJ told how footloose Ashley Davies had visited Strouds in Australia and America but harboured ambitions of visiting our civic namesake in Canada. Well he's been beaten to the post by English teacher Ben Sandell, who visited Stroud, Ontario
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Call for decision
SCORES of protesters gathered at the gates of Standish Hospital to call for a quick decision on plans to transform the site into a ground-breaking health centre. Campaigners from the Standish Mutual Care Trust held the rally on Saturday to coincide with
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Hoping for cup tonic
STROUD will be hoping for County Cup quarter-final success when Spartans come to Fromehall Park this Saturday (2pm), writes Andy Toohig. However, it was a different story last Saturday at Gordon League as Stroud suffered a 22-7 reverse. League won this
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Living with Alzheimer's inspires £1m campaign
The trauma of living with Alzheimer's Disease is to provide a hard-hitting storyline for Coronation Street when long-serving ladies' man Mike Baldwin develops the debilitating condition. But for Barbara Kiddle helplessly witnessing her mother's struggle
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Head start for school
OAKRIDGE Parochial School head teacher Lisa Austin is celebrating after receiving a glowing Ofsted report in only her first year in the job. Inspectors who visited the small Oakridge Lynch school in October praised the progress it had made since their
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Artist tries illustration
IMOGEN Harvey-Lewis, a well-known local artist noted for her work in stained glass, which appears in many private and community collections, is exhibiting her latest work, Illustration, in an exhibition at Star Anise Arts caf now. Illustration is a new
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Support officer is subjected to abuse
A SOUTH African Police Community Support Officer was subjected to a torrent of racial abuse while working in Stroud. But Noel Baadjes said the incident will not stop him serving his community. Mr Baadjes - who moved to the UK four years ago - was on his
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Last-gasp Bruno snatches point
SUBSTITUTE Bruno Teixeira stepped off the bench to snatch a last-gasp draw for Forest Green to stretch their unbeaten run to six games at Cambridge United to halt United's four-game winning run. The talismanic Portuguese striker helped Rovers climb further
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Man dies in crash
DRIVERS are being urged to take care on Minchinhampton Common after a 26-year-old man died in a two-car collision. The man, from the Stroud area, was driving a white Peugeot on the stretch of road between Tom Long's Post and Nailsworth on Sunday. The
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Fans dig deep
GENEROUS Forest Green fans have given Gary Owers a financial boost ahead of Friday night's FA Trophy second round home clash with Conference South Dorchester Town (7.45pm). A host of financial pledges, including a donation of £1,000 from a fan, and an
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Venture for art and music to florish
THE Hub Collective, Artspace and Stroud's Subscription Rooms have joined forces to bring a new, vibrant feel to Stroud's music and arts scene in the town's main venue. After building a track record and reputation for promoting great local acts and some
